Qatar's football team started the Asian Cup ranked 93rd in the world. But after an almost flawless month-long tournament, Qatari players brought home their first major trophy. All the more remarkable because their matches

American forces must remain in Iraq so the United States can keep a close eye on neighboring Iran, according to President Donald Trump. He highlighted the importance of a key military base in Iraq

The Washington Post will air a commercial during the Super Bowl on Sunday evening, highlighting the role of journalists and the dangers they can face. The 60-second commercial, to be narrated by Hollywood actor

Nairobi, Kenya - It is 11:10am on a hot, quiet Sunday in Nairobi's Dandora suburb. Frida Syshia bends down to open a black door leading into her sister's one-bedroom house. Wearing an olive-green blouse

MOSUL: A raven perched on the shoulder of a woman with flaming hair is Iraqi artist Marwan Fathi’s symbol for the terrible events he and his home city Mosul have had to endure.Three years

GAZA: Egypt will hold talks with leaders of two major Palestinian factions to try to salvage faltering unity efforts and to restore calm with Israel, officials said on Sunday.The head of the Islamist militant

GAZA: Egypt will hold talks with leaders of two major Palestinian factions to try to salvage faltering unity efforts and to restore calm with Israel, officials said on Sunday.The head of the Islamist militant

The Taliban and Afghan politicians opposed to President Ashraf Ghani are set to meet in Russia this week, as the United States says it's making "significant progress" in its negotiations with the group.  The Taliban confirmed on Sunday, it will

President Donald Trump has said deploying the US military to Venezuela is "an option". "Well, I don't want to say that. But certainly, it's something that's on the - it's an option," Trump said on

Senegal's presidential election campaign has begun with the incumbent, Macky Sall, running for a second term. Sall faces four challengers who have accused him of clamping down on the opposition. Al Jazeera's Nicolas Haque